ELIA: Master the draped top
ELIA is a jersey top designed to help you master your serger on a real garment.
Clean boat neck, serged inner corners, rolled hem, integrated tie-waist: every step is designed to help you progress without unnecessary complexity.
Level: beginner
Sizes: 34 to 52
Style: draped top, boat neck, short sleeves, integrated belt, rolled hem
🧷 FABRIC, NOTIONS & YARDAGE
Recommended fabrics
Viscose jersey
Lightweight cotton jersey
Bamboo jersey
Fine Lycra jersey
Soft t-shirt jersey
The fabric must support the drape without adding stiffness.
Required stretch
Minimum 10% stretch
Yardage (140 cm width)
140 × 180 cm for all sizes
🔧 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
Sewing machine
- straight stitch (prep, topstitching)
Serger
- side seams
- corner management
- rolled hem
- complete finishes
Here, the serger is not optional: the model is built for it.
🧵 WHAT’S INCLUDED
A4 PDF pattern + A0 sheet
🖨️ A4 PDF to print at actual size (100%)
5 × 5 cm test square for verification
Toggleable layers to select your size
Step-by-step instruction booklet (A5 format), choose flip on long edge
🎥 FREE VIDEO TUTORIAL
The full ELIA assembly video is available here.
It covers all steps in real-time conditions:
- managing corners with a serger
- assembling the integrated belt
- clean side seam assembly
- creating an even rolled hem
🪡 WHY THIS PATTERN
ELIA isn’t just a “quick little top.”
It’s a pattern designed to teach you how to use a serger correctly:
you aren’t just sewing: you’re learning to tame the beast.
Inner corners, rolled hems, handling fabric without pulling, integrating pieces into the seam…
you’re leveling up.
The result: you’ll know how to produce a clean, wearable, and professional garment.
📦 TECHNICAL INFO
Pattern in PDF format, downloadable immediately after purchase
Private use only – reproduction prohibited
Designed and tested by Studio Paule
Contact: admin@studio-paule.com
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